On October 30th, the People’s Picturehouse welcomed back the spine-tingling Haunted House 2! With a chilling selection of horror shorts, eerie animations, and some hair-raising surprises, the night was a perfect blend of thrills and chills. Where the films are not available online, we suggest getting in contact with the creators if you’d like to view them.
Contrition / Matthew & Roseanne Real
Cast & Crew
Directed and Cinematography: Darren Kelleher
Produced by Darren Kelleher
Starring Matthew Real, Aoife Commons, Elle Keating, Owen Warren, Alma Kickham & Jack Mett
Written by Matthew Real & Roseanne Real
Editing: Arden Rowan
Sound: Aaron O'Keefe
Assistant Camera: James Cullen
BOLT Productions
Adam’s vices relentlessly dismantle his resolve...
The Life and Death of a Home / Dana Kotenko
Cast & Crew
Once vibrant and full of life, the house now sits in quiet decay, its walls cracked and its windows clouded with dust. But within its aging frame, the memories of its former inhabitants still linger. The Life and Death of a Home tells the story of a house that remembers. As the years pass and nature reclaims it, the house reflects on the lives it sheltered—the laughter, the arguments, the quiet moments of solitude. With each creak of its floorboards and whisper of the wind through broken glass, the house becomes a silent storyteller, holding onto the essence of those who have come and gone. It’s a tale of time’s passage and the way places can keep the echoes of the past alive.
Tricks / Conor Hooper
Cast & Crew
Directed by Conor Hooper
Written by RaQuel Harwick
Starring:
Alexandra Fitzhugh
Emma Hall
Savanah Joeckel
A young call girl is forced to take on her first client. The other girls think she can make a killing but does Candy have what it takes to go through with it?
Nightmarathon / Lucas Stan
Cast & Crew
A young man suffers from what is seemingly a series of never-ending nightmares.
Infinite Pantomime / Benjamin Rupprecht
Cast & Crew
Trying to escape the madness of the Christmas Pantomime, one of the cast members finds himself trapped in an infinite loop and without any hope for escape from the theatre.
Stingy Jack / Colm Moloney
Cast & Crew
Written and Directed by Colm Moloney
Starring Sean Ahern as 'The Narrator'
Director of Photography: Karolina Winters
Sound: Cian Clesham
The old Irish tale of how the Jack-O-Lantern came to be.
Night Caller / Sean Breathneach
Cast & Crew
Alone in her house, a woman is haunted by disturbing text messages that suggest something—or someone—is already inside.
Uncanny / Mark Delaney
Cast & Crew
Written & Directed by Mark Delaney
Mark Delaney Films: https://www.youtube.com/@MarkDelaneyFilms
What if you woke up at the entrance to your own house late at night but everything is not as it seems, and you aren’t alone.
Family Tree / Emmett O'Brien
Cast & Crew
An animation about Seymour, a lonely sycamore tree who becomes excited when a new family moves in to the house on the grounds where he lives.
The Text / David Twomey
Cast & Crew
Written, Directed and Acted by David Twomey
Filmed by Colm O'Connell
Twomey Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@Twomey_productions
A picture that leads to a text that leads to a strange place and fate.
Operation: Emerald / Donal J. Driscoll
Cast & Crew
Directed by Donal J. O'Driscoll
Produced by Donal J. O'Driscoll, Matt Sullivan & Ben Kavanagh
Written by Odhran Roche
Director of Photography: Matt Sullivan
1st AD: Amy Bogue
Makeup & VFX: Meave O'Sullivan
Cast:
Daniel Power
Simon McKeon
Donie Walsh
Jim Robinson
Odhran Roche
Conor Flynn
Ross O'Donoghue
David Horgan
Bolt The Door Films
Ireland, 1944. After the failure of D-Day, German forces have invaded the emerald isle. They expect little resistance from the local population, but they've underestimated the fight in the Irish.
Hammer & The Nail / Barra Convery
Cast & Crew
A pair of estranged siblings reunite at their father’s wake, only to find more than they bargained for in keeping him among the dead….
Nukelear Family/ Samuel Acheson
Cast & Crew
A newly-wed couple moves into their dream home, but something off-key is playing on their minds.
Monstr Luv/ Bjørnism
Cast & Crew
A down on his luck monster attempts to navigate dating and romance in the digital world.
Follow Me? / Tracy Keating
Cast & Crew
Follow me are the words Laura hears night after night. Sweet enticing whispers that seem so familiar. Until one night ..... She Follows.